In May 2022, 49 percent of people in the United Kingdom advised that they were highly dissatisfied with the government's response to the cost of living crisis. High inflation has caused an economic crisis in the UK, with 87 percent of people reporting an increase in their cost of living as of March 2022.

According to a 2023 survey, young adults in the United States were divided when it came to important political issues. However, more than half of Americans between 18 and 34 considered the cost of living and inflation the most important political issue.

The economy was seen by 51 percent of people in the UK as one of the top three issues facing the country in March 2025. The ongoing cost of living crisis afflicting the UK, driven by high inflation, is still one of the main concerns of Britons. Health has generally been the second most important issue since early 2022, possibly due to NHS staffing problems, and increasing demand for health services, which have plunged the National Health Service into a deep crisis. From late 2022 onwards, immigration emerged as the third main concern for British people, just ahead of the environment for much of 2023 and as of the most recent month, the second most important issue for voters. Labour's popularity continues to sink in 2025 Despite winning the 2024 general election with a strong majority, the new Labour government has had its share of struggles since coming to power. Shortly after taking office, the approval rating for Labour stood at -2 percent, but this fell throughout the second half of 2024, and by January 2025 had sunk to a new low of -47 percent. Although this was still higher than the previous government's last approval rating of -56 percent, it is nevertheless a severe review from the electorate. Among several decisions from the government, arguably the least popular was the government withdrawing winter fuel payments. This state benefit, previously paid to all pensioners, is now only paid to those on low incomes, with millions of pensioners not receiving this payment in winter 2024. Sunak's pledges fail to prevent defeat in 2024 With an election on the horizon, and the Labour Party consistently ahead in the polls, addressing voter concerns directly was one of the best chances the Conservatives had of staying in power in 2023. At the start of that year, Rishi Sunak attempted to do this by setting out his five pledges for the next twelve months; halve inflation, grow the economy, reduce national debt, cut NHS waiting times, and stop small boats. A year later, Sunak had at best only partial success in these aims. Although the inflation rate fell, economic growth was weak and even declined in the last two quarters of 2023, although it did return to growth in early 2024. National debt was only expected to fall in the mid to late 2020s, while the trend of increasing NHS waiting times did not reverse. Small boat crossings were down from 2022, but still higher than in 2021 or 2020. .

This dataset covers ballots 457-58, 460-68 spanning January-February, April-December 1982 (March exists but is missing from the dataset). The dataset contains the data resulting from these polls in ASCII. The ballots are as follows: 457-1 - January This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly political issues. The questions ask opinions about political leaders and political issues within the country and abroad. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as physically abused children, married women who work and changes in standard of living. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic and social variables. Topics of interest include: allowing paid maternity leave; approval of Broadbent as NDP leader; approval of Clark as leader of the Conservative party; approval of Trudeau as Prime Minister; being involved with charities; the best political party to handle energy, unemployment; energy and to unify Canada; Canada-UK relations; changing the standard of living; children who are physically abused; married women who work; talking about politics with friends; and US-Canada relations. Basic demographic variables are also included. 458-1-2 - February This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly political issues. The questions ask opinions about political leaders and political issues within the country. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as the changing standard of living, inflation and unemployment. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic and social variables. Topics of interest include: the approval of Broadbent as NDP leader; the approval of Clark as leader of the Conservative party; the approval of Trudeau as Prime Minister; the biggest threat to Canada's future; confidence in the United States problem solving; the dangers of pollution; the importance of Canadian owned industries and resources; increasing the standard of living; the main causes of unemployment; opposing price controls; the political party that would be best for the economy; reducing inflation; reducing unemployment and who would make the best Prime Minister. Basic demographic variables are also included. 460-1-a - April This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly social issues. The questions ask opinions about the ideal number of children to have and the quality of education. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as municipal council spending and regional differences. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: the amount of power that the USSR has; community opinion of the teaching profession; the effects of regional differences in Canada; having the government share the cost of child care; how interesting work is; ideal number of children to have; involving unions in politics; learning languages in school; municipal council spending; the quality of education today, compared to the past; successfulness of family life; and wives who work. Basic demographic variables are also included. 461-1 - May This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly political issues. The questions ask opinions about political leaders and political issues within the country. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as common Sunday activities; Falkland Island and smoking. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic and social variables. Topics of interest include: attending church; common Sunday activities; the country with legitimate claims to Falkland island; deciding to have a nuclear war, rather than living under Communist rule; Falkland island dispute; influence of religion on everyday life; opinions about Broadbent as NDP leader; opinions about Clark as leader of the Conservative party; opinions about housing; opinions about the Canadian Immigration policy; opinions about Trudeau as the Liberal leader; opinions of the Canadian Constitution; political preferences; reasons for quitting smoking; smoking cigarettes; viewing religious broadcasts; who dominates the household; and with drawling Argentina's troops from Falkland island. Basic demographic variables are also included. 462-1 - June This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about political leaders and political issues within the country. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as energy shortages, inflation and swimming ability. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: the approval of Broadbent as NDP leader; the approval of Clark as leader of the Conservative party; the approval of Trudeau as Prime Minister; chances of an energy shortage; chances of finding a new job if fired; the energy crisis in Canada; the government's handling of the economy; learning how to swim; the most important problem facing Canada; preferred political leader; the amount recession in the future; reducing unemployment; rising prices and income; success of controlling inflation; swimming ability; taking a job of less pay or lower status; trying to curb inflation; and using a small boat. Basic demographic variables are also included. 463-1 - July This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on political and social issues. Opinions on topics such as the direction Canada is going in, rising interest rates, and voting behaviour were discussed. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical and social variables. Topics of interest include: biggest threat to Canada; business conditions; Canadian defense; direction the country is going in; disarmament; government wage and price control; interest rates; NATO; nuclear War risk; sympathy for Arabs and Israelis; US investment in Canada; voting behaviour. Basic demographic variables are also included. 463-2 - July This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on political and social issues. Opinions on topics such as MacEachen's budget and the federal election were discussed. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical and social variables. Topics of interest include: Macheachen's budget; the federal election; families financial issues. Basic demographic variables are also included. 464-1 - August This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about economic policy and the possibility a new election, as well as other important political issues within the country. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such attending night school; the importance of religion and unemployment. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: allowing civil servants to strike; attending night school; the best political party for the economy; calling an election prior to the end of the year; the closeness of student-teacher relations; confidence in the government's handling of inflation; confidence in the government's handling of unemployment; courses taken in night school; honesty and ethic standards of professions; how important religion is; the main causes of unemployment; opinions about children having a different religion then their parents; the productivity of Canadian workers; putting limits on wage increases; the quality of education today, compared to the past; urgent problems facing Canada; and who would make the best Prime Minister. Basic demographic variables are also included. 465-1 - September This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about economic policy and the possibility a new election, as well as other important political issues within the country. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such attending night school; the importance of religion and unemployment. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Basic demographic variables are also included. 465-4 - September This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about economic policy and the possibility a new election, as well as other important political issues within the country. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such attending night school; the importance of religion and unemployment. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Basic demographic variables are also included. 466-3 - October This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predictions for 1983 and the chance of war. The questions ask opinions about whether or not 1983 will be better then 1982, as well as other predictions on world peace and striking unions. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as the chances of a world war. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic and social variables. Topics of interest include: the chances of a world war breaking out and predictions for 1983. Basic demographic variables are also included. 467-1 - November This

This dataset covers ballots 317-21, spanning January, April, June, August, October 1966. The dataset contains the data resulting from these polls in ASCII. The ballots are as follows: 317 - January This Gallup poll aims to collect the opinions of Canadians on subjects of interest to the government and the country as a whole. The majority of the questions are political, dealing with issues such as corruption in government, preferred political parties, and leaders. There are also some current events questions of political importance, involving subjects such as the United Nations, courts, and capital punishment. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic and social variables. Topics of interest include: capital punishment; whether Communist China should be admitted into the United Nations, whether Confederation will break up; whether corruption in politics is increasing; whether courts are too harsh on criminals; Diefenbaker's performance as leader of the opposition; federal elections; a government department dedicated to the handling of strikes; Pearson's performance as Prime Minister; predictions for the political parties in Canada; whether the two-party system is good for Canada; union membership; and voting behaviour. Basic demographics variables have also been included. 318 - April This Gallup poll seeks the political opinions of Canadians. The questions are all politically based, asking about political parties and leaders, and issues of national and international importance. There are also several current event topics covered, including television programming, birth control, and American influence on Canada. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, demographic, and social variables. Topics of interest include: whether the Catholic church will ever accept birth control; federal elections; liquor, and drunkenness problems; how the Munsinger affair was handled by government; preferred political parties; public demonstration participation; strictness of laws governing business and labour; television programming quality; whether the term of office for government should be a guaranteed four years or not; opinions on the way the United States is handling the Viet Nam situation; union membership; and voting behaviour. Basic demographics variables are also included. 319 - June This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians on issues currently of interest to Canadians and government. There are questions on subjects such as bad taste and etiquette, voting age, and family issues. There are also questions on political parties and leader issues. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic and social variables. Topics of interest include: behaviours in bad taste by women; federal elections; that father as the boss of the family; whether labour unions are being wisely led; lowering the voting age; nuclear weapons for Canada's forces; protection of personal rights; separation of Quebec from Canada; sterilization operations for women; television's influence on family life; union membership; voting behaviour; and women being accepted into the Ministry. Basic demographics variables are also included. 320 - August This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians on leading topics of the day. Including subjects on political parties and leaders, unions, railways, and travelling to the moon. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic and social variables. Topics of interest include: attitudes towards travelling to the moon; federal election; John Diefenbaker's performance as leader of the opposition; labour leader performance; Lester B. Pearson's performance as Prime Minister; old age pensions only paid after a "means" test; physical exam requirement to drive a car; railway receiving government funding; safety measures for cars; sympathy strikes; taxation of church property; Tommy Douglas' performance as leader of the NDP; union membership; the United States in the Viet Nam war; and voting behaviour. Basic demographics variables are also included. 321 - October This Gallup poll seeks the opinions Canadians hold toward current events. There are questions about Expo '67, gun permits, divorce, welfare and unemployment. There are also political questions, gathering the opinions of Canadians towards political parties and leaders. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic and social variables. Topics of interest include: the British Commonwealth's importance; communist government in China being recognized by Canada; federal elections; what constitutes grounds for divorce; Canada's immigration policy; interest in politics; occupations that are regarded highly; permit requirements to buy a gun; preferred political parties; price and wage freezes; the Queen's visit to Expo '67; union membership; wages and the cost of living; welfare payments; and voting behaviour. Basic demographics variables are also included.The codebook for this dataset is available through the UBC Library catalogue, with call number HN110.Z9 P84.

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The purpose of this study was to collect data about the first-time elector, whose attitudes towards, exposure to and response to the flow of campaign communications during the 1970 and the 1974 General Election were examined in the context of political outlook, role and social situation.

Main Topics:

Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions
Exposure to the media: data were given on radio exposure and listening habits, television exposure and whether the respondent watched TV news, newspaper readership (number of newspapers read, time taken and reasons for reading were given). Discussion with family members and friends: Common Market, Northern Ireland, unemployment, cost of living. Degree of political participation, activity, knowledge and interest. Voting patterns, interest in political conferences. Attitudes to present government, voting, political leaders, political parties, political issues, life in general and the role of a husband. Respondent's future plans in various domains.
Background Variables
Marital status, spouse's political affiliation, number of children, form of housing tenure, occupation, television ownership. Bank/building society, union membership, religious affiliation, church attendance, family communication patterns experienced at age 12 - 16, subjective social class.

This Gallup poll seeks the opinions Canadians hold toward current events. There are questions about Expo '67, gun permits, divorce, welfare and unemployment. There are also political questions, gathering the opinions of Canadians towards political parties and leaders. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic and social variables. Topics of interest include: the British Commonwealth's importance; communist government in China being recognized by Canada; federal elections; what constitutes grounds for divorce; Canada's immigration policy; interest in politics; occupations that are regarded highly; permit requirements to buy a gun; preferred political parties; price and wage freezes; the Queen's visit to Expo '67; union membership; wages and the cost of living; welfare payments; and voting behaviour. Basic demographics variables are also included.

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was to collect data about the first-time elector, whose attitudes towards, exposure to and response to the flow of campaign communications during the 1970 and the 1974 General Election were examined in the context of political outlook, role and social situation. Main Topics: Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions Exposure to the media: data were given on radio exposure and listening habits, television exposure and whether the respondent watched TV news, newspaper readership (number of newspapers read, time taken and reasons for reading were given). Discussion with family members and friends: Common Market, Northern Ireland, unemployment, cost of living. Degree of political participation, activity, knowledge and interest. Voting patterns, interest in political conferences. Attitudes to present government, voting, political leaders, political parties, political issues, life in general and the role of a husband. Respondent's future plans in various domains. Background Variables Marital status, spouse's political affiliation, number of children, form of housing tenure, occupation, television ownership. Bank/building society, union membership, religious affiliation, church attendance, family communication patterns experienced at age 12 - 16, subjective social class. Those persons who had been successfully interviewed in the previous round Face-to-face interview 1971 AGE ATTITUDES BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BRITISH POLITICAL P... BROADCASTING CHILD DAY CARE CHILDREN COMMUNICATIONS CONSERVATIVE PARTY ... CRIME AND SECURITY DEATH PENALTY DEMONSTRATIONS PROT... DRUG ABUSE ECONOMIC CONDITIONS EDUCATION EDUCATIONAL COURSES ELDERLY ELECTION BROADCASTING ELECTION CAMPAIGNS ELECTIONS ELECTORAL ISSUES ELECTORS ENVIRONMENTAL CONSE... ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRA... EQUAL PAY EUROPEAN ECONOMIC C... EUROPEAN UNION Elections England FAMILY INFLUENCE FATHERS HEADS OF GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL SERVICES HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING POLICY HUMAN RIGHTS INFLATION INTERPERSONAL COMMU... LABOUR PARTY GREAT ... LEISURE TIME LIBERAL PARTY GREAT... LOCAL GOVERNMENT MARITAL STATUS MORAL VALUES MOTIVATION NATIONAL PRESTIGE NEWSPAPER READERSHIP NEWSPAPERS NUCLEAR WARFARE OCCUPATIONAL STATUS OVERPOPULATION PARENTS PARLIAMENTARY CANDI... PEACE POLITICAL ALLEGIANCE POLITICAL AWARENESS POLITICAL INFLUENCE POLITICAL LEADERS POLITICAL PARTICIPA... POLITICIANS POLITICS POVERTY Political behaviour... RACE RELATIONS RADIO LISTENING RADIO NEWS SCHOOL LEAVING AGE SCHOOLS SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOLS SOCIAL MOBILITY SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIO ECONOMIC STATUS SPORT SPOUSES STANDARD OF LIVING STATE RESPONSIBILITY STRIKES TAXATION TELEVISION NEWS TRAFFIC UNEMPLOYMENT VOTING VOTING INTENTION

The study charted Finnish people's values and attitudes. The themes of the Spring 2023 survey included the parliamentary elections of spring 2023, politics, foreign policy, taxation, and public finance. First, the respondents were presented with attitudinal statements concerning a variety of social topics, such as politics, immigration, political parties, taxation, the right to strike, the labour market and foreign policy. Next, the respondents were asked about their intentions to vote in the parliamentary elections of spring 2023, their voting behaviour, and how many political parties had candidates for whom they would vote in the upcoming parliamentary elections. Opinions on what were the most important themes (e.g. social security, taxation, public finance, national security) that impacted the respondents' choice of political party and candidate were also surveyed. Questions charted what the new government should focus on (e.g. improving employment, lowering taxation, increasing funding for education, stricter environment policy, cutting public expenditure) and what the respondents' views were on the composition of the new government (which political parties should or should not be included in the new government, and which qualities (e.g. determination, adaptability, independence) the respondents desired from political leaders in Finland. Opinions on tax policy were examined with questions concerning whether different taxes should be increased or decreased and attitudes towards taxation were investigated with a series of statements (e.g. taxation in Finland is too harsh, tax cuts should not be made if they lead to the deterioration of social security and public services, tax cuts would increase tax revenue as economic activity would increase). The respondents' views on balancing Finland's public finances were investigated, and opinions on the reformation of labour legislation were surveyed with attitudinal statements on various measures that would limit workers' right to strike. The respondents were also asked to assess which factors (e.g. climate and weather, Finnish education system, cost of living and taxation, security and stability of Finnish society) would be attractive or unattractive for potential immigrants moving to Finland. The respondents were asked which issues (e.g. relationship with Russia, relationship with USA, relationship with China, co-operation with Nordic countries, Finland's NATO membership, international crisis management) should be prioritised in Finland's foreign policy. Additionally, the respondents were asked how well-acquainted they were with issues concerning Finland's foreign policy and state security policy. Opinions were also charted on Finland's NATO membership, Finland's EU membership and the currency change to euro. Background variables included the respondent's age group, number of inhabitants in the municipality of residence, region (NUTS3), type of employer, working hours, type of employment contract, education, economic activity and occupational status, employment sector, trade union membership, what political party would vote for in parliamentary elections, self-perceived social class, mother tongue and annual gross income of the respondent's household.

This dataset covers ballots 286-88, and 290-92, spanning January, March, May, July, September and November 1961. The dataset contains the data resulting from these polls in ASCII. The ballots are as follows: 286 - January This Gallup poll seeks the opinions on Canadians on several leading topics of the day. Some of the major subjects of discussion include labour unions, problems facing the country, political issues, and opinions toward trade and investment with other countries, specifically the United States. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, demographic, and social variables. Topics of interest include: American investment in Canada; brand name recognition; Communist China in the United Nations; criticisms of labour unions; defence policy; federal elections; high income taxes; high prices; preferred political parties; priorities of labour unions; problems facing Canada; railway workers strike; trade with the United States; union membership; and voting behaviour. Basic demographics variables are also included. 287 - March This Gallup poll aims to collect the opinions of Canadians on various subjects of political importance to the country. Some issues raised include the introduction of provincial sales tax, education, foreign policy, and preferred political parties and leaders. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, demographic and social variables. Topics of interest include: the potential adoption of the 4 day work week; the biggest pet peeves of respondents; the C.C.F. party; communist China trading with Canada; the Conservative party; contentment with appliances and furniture; Diefenbaker's performance as Prime Minister; federal elections; the fluoridation of water; how to spend extra money; immigration; increasing the intensity of education in Canada; the Liberal party; local business conditions; preferred political party; provincial sales tax; South Africa's racial policies; union membership; and voting behaviour. Basic demographics variables are also included. 288 - May This Gallup poll aims primarily to collect the political views of Canadians. The questions focus either directly on political leaders and parties, or on issues of political importance to the country. The questions deal with political issues both in Canada, and in other countries, including the United States, and Britain. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, demographic and social variables. Topics of interest include: the Conservative party; electoral campaign funding and spending; Britain's interest in joining the European Common Market; Diefenbaker's performance as Prime Minister; federal elections; Lester Pearson's performance as leader of the opposition; the Liberal party; preferred political parties; restrictions on non-white immigrants; opinions on the Senate, and what their main job is; South Africa leaving the common wealth, and their racial policies; potential successors to the current political leaders; unemployment predictions; union membership; and voting behaviour. Basic demographics variables are also included. 290 - July This Gallup poll aims primarily to collect the political views of Canadians. The questions focus either directly on political leaders and parties, or on issues of political importance to the country. The questions deal with political issues both in Canada, and in other countries, including the United States, and Britain. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, demographic and social variables. Topics of interest include: the Conservative party; electoral campaign funding and spending; Britain's interest in joining the European Common Market; Diefenbaker's performance as Prime Minister; federal elections; Lester Pearson's performance as leader of the opposition; the Liberal party; preferred political parties; restrictions on non-white immigrants; opinions on the Senate, and what their main job is; South Africa leaving the common wealth, and their racial policies; potential successors to the current political leaders; unemployment predictions; union membership; and voting behaviour. Basic demographics variables are also included. 291 - September This Gallup poll aims to collect the opinions of Canadians, mostly on issues of global or international importance. Issues such as nuclear war, the spread of communism, and international politics are raised. Also asked were questions of local (Canadian) significance, including awareness and opinions of the New Democratic Party. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, demographic and social variables. Topics of interest include: American influence over the Canadian lifestyle; the conflict over Berlin; a career as a police officer for respondents' sons; Canada's dependence on American defence; federal elections; respondents' opinions on what "free enterprise" means; whether all labour unions should back up a single political party; who is ahead in terms of missile technology; nuclear weapons for Canadian Armed Forces; Russia; respondents' opinions on what "socialism" means; likelihood of survival during a nuclear war; union membership; the United Nations; and voting behaviour. Basic demographics variables are also included. 292 - November This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians on mostly current events and social issues. For instance, there is a section measuring the presence of appliances, questions on money and general standards of living, and issues such as alcoholism. There are also some more politically based questions, on subjects such as Unemployment Insurance and nuclear war. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, demographic and social variables. Topics of interest include: alcoholism; appliances owned or expecting to own soon; car ownership; civil defence during a nuclear war; foreign aid; housing satisfaction; nuclear war; peace with Russia; price expectations; risk of another world war; standards of living; unemployment levels; Unemployment Insurance; union membership; vacations recently taken or planned; voting behaviour; and writing letters to Members of Parliament. Basic demographics variables are also included.The codebook for this dataset is available through the UBC Library catalogue, with call number HN110.Z9 P84.

This dataset covers ballots 247-78, 250-52, and 254, spanning March, May, July, September-November 1956. The dataset contains the data resulting from these polls in ASCII. The ballots are as follows: 247 - March This Gallup poll aims to collect the opinions of Canadians on such issues as politics, current events, trends and habits. Some of the questions also inquire about topics like the Trans-Canada Pipeline, marriage and funerals. Respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, demographic and social variables. Topics of interest include: the 30 hour work week; the Academy awards; awareness towards Australia; broadcasting regulation; the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC); dining out; doctors; federal elections; a two party electoral system; funerals; government competition; health care; hospital problems; husbands' faults; marriage; movies; phone ownership; preferred political parties; price trends; the Quebec provincial election; television's influence; the Trans-Canada pipeline; union membership; voting behaviour; and wives faults. Basic demographics variables are also included. 248 - May This Gallup polls seeks the opinions of Canadians on current events in Canada and around the world, the continuing development of industry and communities in Canada, and some lighter topics including holidays. Respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, demographic, and social variables. Topics of interest include: American influence over Canada; American investment in Canada; the conflict between Israel and the Arabs; arms sales in Canada; bilingualism and unity; the British commonwealth; federal elections; fluoridation of water; gender issues; how to spend holidays; major development of Canada; preferred political parties; prevention of war; standards of living; union membership; the United Nations; and voting behaviour. Basic demographics variables are also included. 250 - July This Gallup poll seeks to collect the opinions of Canadians on issues of importance to the country. Questions relating to such issues as politics, health, highways and Russia are included in this survey. Respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, demographic and social variables. Topics of interest include: the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC); car ownership; cremation; drivers license possession; exercise and walking; family budget; federal elections; highway speed limit; hospital costs; St. Laurent's performance as Prime Minister; phone ownership; preferred political parties; Russia's desire to dominate; smoking habits; speed limit; Stalin affecting Russian policy towards to west; television ownership; Trans-Canada pipeline; union membership; voting behaviour; and world leaders. Basic demographics variables are also included. 251 - September This Gallup poll seeks to collect the opinions of Canadians on a variety of subjects. The main topics of discussion are politics and elections, children, and the average Canadian. In addition, there are several current events topics, with subjects that include income taxes, obesity, and sports. Respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, demographic, and social variables. Topics of interest include: the American election; the average Canadian; car ownership; child pampering; donating to a political campaign; drivers license possession, the Duke of Windsor; the federal election; federal office; government problems; the Grey Cup, opinions on what happiness is; how happy the respondents are; income tax rates; the lifespan of obese people; mandatory military service; whether obese people are more prone to heart attacks; population predictions; preferred political parties; traffic tickets; the Suez Canal dispute; Union membership; voting behaviour; and how world relations are affected by the Olympics. Basic demographics variables are also included. 252 - October This Gallup Poll aims primarily to seek the political opinions of Canadians. The majority of questions concern either politicians or policy, both in Canada and/or abroad. Respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, demographic, and social variables. Topics of interest include: the airforce's manpower; American foreign policy; the army's manpower; British foreign policy; Canadian premiers; car ownership; careers to bring fame; church attendance patterns; Conservative party leader; economic depression predictions; the federal election; the next Governor General; income tax authorities; the main role of labour unions; the navy's manpower; preferred political parties; price changes; politicians; the quality of the past year for farmers; union membership; and voting behaviours. Basic demographics variables have also been included. 254 - November This Gallup poll seeks the opinions and awareness levels of Canadians on issues of political and legal importance. There are also several questions relating to the United Nations and international affairs. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, demographic and social variables. Topics of interest include: American foreign policy; British foreign policy; danger of losing personal rights; federal elections; laws regarding arrest warrants; personal goals for 1957; preferred political parties; protection of personal rights; rights of arrested people; success of family life; the Suez Canal dispute; television ownership; union membership; and voting behaviour. Basic demographics variables are also included. The codebook for this dataset is available through the UBC Library catalogue, with call number HN110.Z9 P84.

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.BackgroundThe British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey series began in 1983. The series is designed to produce annual measures of attitudinal movements to complement large-scale government surveys that deal largely with facts and behaviour patterns, and the data on party political attitudes produced by opinion polls. One of the BSA's main purposes is to allow the monitoring of patterns of continuity and change, and the examination of the relative rates at which attitudes, in respect of a range of social issues, change over time. Some questions are asked regularly, others less often. Funding for BSA comes from a number of sources (including government departments, the Economic and Social Research Council and other research foundations), but the final responsibility for the coverage and wording of the annual questionnaires rests with NatCen Social Research (formerly Social and Community Planning Research). The BSA has been conducted every year since 1983, except in 1988 and 1992 when core funding was devoted to the British Election Study (BES).Further information about the series and links to publications may be found on the NatCen Social Research British Social Attitudes webpage. Main Topics:Each year, the BSA interview questionnaire contains a number of 'core' questions, which are repeated in most years. In addition, a wide range of background and classificatory questions is included. The remainder of the questionnaire is devoted to a series of questions (modules) on a range of social, economic, political and moral issues - some are asked regularly, others less often. Cross-indexes of those questions asked more than once appear in the reports. In the 1993 survey, as well as the standard demographic and classificatory items, the following topics were covered: government spending and the National Health Service; labour market participation, the workplace, redundancy and employee decision-making; AIDS; primary and secondary school education; Northern Ireland; charitable giving; illegal drugs; sexual relations; the countryside; transport and the environment; European Community; economic issues and policies (including income and taxation); social security benefits and child maintenance; the environment (ISSP module); environmental consumerism. Multi-stage stratified random sample See documentation for each BSA year for full details. 1993 ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION ADOPTION AGE AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL POLICY AGRICULTURAL PRODUC... 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Inflation is generally defined as the continued increase in the average prices of goods and services in a given region. Following the extremely high global inflation experienced in the 1980s and 1990s, global inflation has been relatively stable since the turn of the millennium, usually hovering between three and five percent per year. There was a sharp increase in 2008 due to the global financial crisis now known as the Great Recession, but inflation was fairly stable throughout the 2010s, before the current inflation crisis began in 2021. Recent years Despite the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the global inflation rate fell to 3.26 percent in the pandemic's first year, before rising to 4.66 percent in 2021. This increase came as the impact of supply chain delays began to take more of an effect on consumer prices, before the Russia-Ukraine war exacerbated this further. A series of compounding issues such as rising energy and food prices, fiscal instability in the wake of the pandemic, and consumer insecurity have created a new global recession, and global inflation in 2024 is estimated to have reached 5.76 percent. This is the highest annual increase in inflation since 1996. Venezuela Venezuela is the country with the highest individual inflation rate in the world, forecast at around 200 percent in 2022. While this is figure is over 100 times larger than the global average in most years, it actually marks a decrease in Venezuela's inflation rate, which had peaked at over 65,000 percent in 2018. Between 2016 and 2021, Venezuela experienced hyperinflation due to the government's excessive spending and printing of money in an attempt to curve its already-high inflation rate, and the wave of migrants that left the country resulted in one of the largest refugee crises in recent years. In addition to its economic problems, political instability and foreign sanctions pose further long-term problems for Venezuela. While hyperinflation may be coming to an end, it remains to be seen how much of an impact this will have on the economy, how living standards will change, and how many refugees may return in the coming years.

Assessment of the development of the EU. Economy and environmental protection. Global warming and climate change.

Topics: Frequency of political discussions with friends and own opinion leadership; life satisfaction; future expectations regarding personal life, the financial situation of the own household, the national economic situation, the personal job situation, and the economic situation in the EU; comparison of the national situation with the average of the other European countries concerning: economy, employment, cost of living, energy prices, and quality of life; most important national political issues; voting behaviour and the European Parliament; (only in EU 27): voting behaviour in the last elections to the national parliament; assessment of the current or future EU membership (Turkey, Croatia, and Macedonia) of the own country as a good thing; assessment of the benefits of an EU membership; in the Turkish Cypriot community was asked: assessment of the full application of EU legislation in the own country as a good thing; reasons for and against the application of EU legislation in the own country; again all: reasons for and against an EU membership; development of the own country and the European Union in the right direction; trust in institutions; EU image; importance of the European Union for the respondent (associations); agreement with statements regarding the EU membership (more safety through EU membership, more economic stability through membership in the EU and the euro area, effectiveness of the own voice in the EU and in the own country, consideration of the concerns of the European citizens by the European parliament with regard to European issues, the right to vote with respect to European technical issues, understanding how the EU works, consideration of national interests by the EU, EU imposes its views on the own country); importance of the own voice and the voice of the own country in the EU; knowledge of the European Parliament, the European Commission, the European Council, and the European Central Bank; assessment of the role of these institutions in the life of the European Union; trust in these institutions, and reasons for trust or distrust; comparison of the present purchasing power of the own household with five years ago; financial difficulties at the end of the month; expectations regarding the future life of today´s children in comparison with the own generation; assessment of the transparency of the national public administration as well as of the EU institutions; personal importance of transparency for the respondent; knowledge test on the European Union (including the number of member states); preference for decision-making at national or at European level regarding: fighting crime, unemployment, inflation, and terrorism, taxation, defence, immigration, educational system, pensions, and environmental protection; health and social welfare, agriculture and fishery, consumer protection, science and technology, support for regions with economic difficulties, energy, competition, transports, and economy; attitude towards a common European currency, a common foreign policy, a common defence and security policy, and towards further enlargement of the European Union; assessment of the future development of the European Union; most important issues for strengthening the EU for the future; awareness of the current EU presidency of Slovenia; in Slovenia was asked: importance of the Slovenian EU presidency; awareness of the upcoming regular change of presidency to France; in France was asked: importance of the French EU presidency; again all: approval or rejection of an EU enlargement with the following countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Croatia, Albania, Turkey, Ukraine, Switzerland, Norway, and Iceland; attitude towards the EU membership of Turkey; attitude towards the EU membership of the countries of the Western Balkans to help to stabilize the region; attitude towards globalisation (scale: opportunity for economic growth, increases social inequality, common interests of the European Union and the United States, protection from price increases, peacekeeping in the world, threat to national culture, profitable only for companies but not for citizens, more foreign investments in the own country, helps the development of poor countries, need for common global rules, openness to other cultures); globalisation as an opportunity for national companies to profit from the opening of markets versus threat of national jobs and companies; attitude towards the role of the European Union in globalisation: protection from negative effects of globalisation; enables European citizens to benefit from globalisation; assessment of the performance of the European economy in comparison with the economy in America, Japan, China, India, Russia, and Brazil; impact of globalisation on national companies; attitude towards the...

This poll, fielded November 9-12, 2007, is a part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that solicits public opinion on the presidency and on a range of other political and social issues. New Hampshire residents were asked whether they approved of the way George W. Bush was handling the presidency, how much attention they had been paying to the 2008 presidential campaign, how likely it was that they would vote in the New Hampshire presidential primary, and whether they were going to vote in the Democratic or Republican primary. Opinions were solicited on Democratic and Republican presidential candidates, which candidate respondents would vote for if the New Hampshire Republican presidential primary were being held that day, which candidate was most likely to make the right decision on various issues such as Social Security, which issues were most important to respondents, whether respondents had attended any presidential campaign events, and which candidate they thought would win the presidential election. Respondents were also asked about Bill Clinton's involvement in Hillary Clinton's campaign, whether other Democratic nominees had been attacking Hillary Clinton, how important it was that the candidate they supported spent a lot of time in New Hampshire, how important the results of the Iowa Caucus would be when deciding who to vote for in January's primary, whether respondents attended the New Hampshire Democratic Caucus in 2004, and whether New Hampshire should always hold the nation's first presidential caucus. Additional topics included abortion, illegal immigration in New Hampshire, whether Iran is a threat to the United States, whether wages in New Hampshire were generally keeping up with the cost of living, terrorism, the war in Iraq, and ownership of a firearm. Demographic information includes sex, age, race, education level, household income, marital status, religious preference, frequency of religious attendance, labor union membership, type of residential area (e.g., urban or rural), political party affiliation, political philosophy, voter registration status and participation history, and the presence of children in the household under 18.

Tutkimuksessa kartoitettiin suomalaisten arvoja ja asenteita. Tällä kertaa teemoina ovat kevään 2023 eduskuntavaalit, politiikka, ulkopolitiikka, verotus sekä Suomen julkinen talous. Aluksi vastaajille esitettiin väittämiä yhteiskunnan eri osa-alueilta. Ne käsittelivät muiden muassa politiikkaa, maahanmuuttoa, puolueita, työmarkkinoita sekä ulkopolitiikkaa. Seuraavaksi kysyttiin tarkemmin kevään 2023 eduskuntavaaleista. Vastaajilta tiedusteltiin äänestysaktiivisuutta, puoluekantaa sekä itselle tärkeitä teemoja ja aiheita, jotka määrittävät puolueen ja ehdokkaan valintaa. Lisäksi kysyttiin ajatuksia tulevasta hallituksesta ja hallituspohjasta sekä siitä, mitkä asiat ovat sellaisia, joiden tulisi painottua tulevan hallituksen toiminnassa. Edelleen tiedusteltiin ajatuksia puolueiden ajamasta politiikasta ja siitä, miten tehokkaasti eri puolueet edistävät tiettyjä aiheita ja teemoja. Tämän jälkeen vastaajilta kysyttiin ajatuksia verotuksesta ja veropolitiikasta sekä Suomen julkisen talouden tasapainottamisesta. Myös ajatuksia työntekijöiden lakko-oikeuksista tiedusteltiin sekä sitä, millaisena maana Suomi näyttäytyy maahanmuuttajille. Lopuksi tiedusteltiin suhtautumista Suomen Nato- ja EU-jäsenyyksiin sekä ajatuksia Suomen ulkopolitiikasta. Taustamuuttujia olivat sukupuoli, ikäryhmä, asuinkunnan koko, asuinkunta, asuinmaakunta, perus- ja ammatillinen koulutus, ammattiryhmä, työnantajatyyppi, työsuhde, toimiala, puoluekanta (mitä puoluetta äänestäisi, jos eduskuntavaalit pidettäisiin nyt), ammatillinen keskusjärjestö, yhteiskuntaluokka, äidinkieli ja talouden bruttotulot. The study charted Finnish people's values and attitudes. The themes of the Spring 2023 survey included the parliamentary elections of spring 2023, politics, foreign policy, taxation, and public finance. First, the respondents were presented with attitudinal statements concerning a variety of social topics, such as politics, immigration, political parties, taxation, the right to strike, the labour market and foreign policy. Next, the respondents were asked about their intentions to vote in the parliamentary elections of spring 2023, their voting behaviour, and how many political parties had candidates for whom they would vote in the upcoming parliamentary elections. Opinions on what were the most important themes (e.g. social security, taxation, public finance, national security) that impacted the respondents' choice of political party and candidate were also surveyed. Questions charted what the new government should focus on (e.g. improving employment, lowering taxation, increasing funding for education, stricter environment policy, cutting public expenditure) and what the respondents' views were on the composition of the new government (which political parties should or should not be included in the new government, and which qualities (e.g. determination, adaptability, independence) the respondents desired from political leaders in Finland. Opinions on tax policy were examined with questions concerning whether different taxes should be increased or decreased and attitudes towards taxation were investigated with a series of statements (e.g. taxation in Finland is too harsh, tax cuts should not be made if they lead to the deterioration of social security and public services, tax cuts would increase tax revenue as economic activity would increase). The respondents' views on balancing Finland's public finances were investigated, and opinions on the reformation of labour legislation were surveyed with attitudinal statements on various measures that would limit workers' right to strike. The respondents were also asked to assess which factors (e.g. climate and weather, Finnish education system, cost of living and taxation, security and stability of Finnish society) would be attractive or unattractive for potential immigrants moving to Finland. The respondents were asked which issues (e.g. relationship with Russia, relationship with USA, relationship with China, co-operation with Nordic countries, Finland's NATO membership, international crisis management) should be prioritised in Finland's foreign policy. Additionally, the respondents were asked how well-acquainted they were with issues concerning Finland's foreign policy and state security policy. Opinions were also charted on Finland's NATO membership, Finland's EU membership and the currency change to euro. Background variables included the respondent's age group, number of inhabitants in the municipality of residence, region (NUTS3), type of employer, working hours, type of employment contract, education, economic activity and occupational status, employment sector, trade union membership, what political party would vote for in parliamentary elections, self-perceived social class, mother tongue and annual gross income of the respondent's household. Todennäköisyysotanta: monivaiheinen otantaProbability.Multistage Probability: MultistageProbability.Multistage Itsetäytettävä lomake: verkkolomakeSelfAdministeredQuestionnaire.CAWI

The main survey focus areas of this Eurobarometer are:

1. Personal and economic situation of the respondent,

2. His attitude to foreign aid and

3. Attitude to the EC.

Topics: 1. Evaluation of general and personal economic situation; development of cost of living; expected personal development in the coming year and expected strikes as well as international conflicts; probability of a world war; assessment of the degree of self-determination (scale); fear of loss of job; development of unemployment in residential surroundings; evaluation of influence of government policies on the economic situation, employment situation, prices and the financial situation of personal household; judgement on the economic policy of the government; most able party to deal with economic problems; general contentment with life; satisfaction with the functioning of democracy in the country; personal opinion leadership; postmaterialism; intent to participate in the election; assessment of personal as well as national prosperity; most important social-political problems; assessment of future political problems; judgement on economic, cultural and historical relations with selected countries of the world.

1. Interest in the problems of the third world; evaluation of extent of information about developing countries in the media; objectivity of media information; attitude to foreign aid and causes for the problems of the third world (scale); preferred forms of foreign aid; personal experience in the third world; proportion of persons from developing countries in one´s country; judgement on government aid for these people; assumed significance of development of foreign aid countries for one´s own country; knowledge about foreign aid providers and assessment of the most effective foreign aid organization; countries who soonest should be given foreign aid; readiness for personal involvement in foreign aid; attitude to an increase of foreign aid, even with decreasing standard of living; knowledge and willingness to support selected foreign aid organizations.

2. Attitude to the unification of Western Europe; attitude to membership of the country in the EC; development of agreement between EC partners; noticing media information about the European Parliament; memory of the news content; intent to participate in the next European Election; the significance of the European Election; actual and desired influence of the European Parliament; ideas about the tasks and objectives of the European Parliament as well as judgement on the populism of the European parliamentarians; frequency of political discussions with friends; self-assessment on a left-right continuum; attitude to social change; party allegiance; religiousness; feeling of being happy.

Demography: age; sex; marital status; religious denomination; school education; age at conclusion of school; employment; company size; household income; household size; household composition; respondent is head of household; characteristics of head of household; respondent is person managing household; voting behavior at the last federal parliament election; degree of urbanization.

Data derived from weekly public opinion polls in the Netherlands in 1983 concerning social and political issues. Samples were drawn from the Dutch population aged 18 years and older.All data from the surveys held between 1962 and 2000 are available in the DANS data collections.Background variables:Sex / age / religion / income / vote recall latest elections / party preference / level of education / union membership / professional status / < self > left-right rating / party alignment / province / degree of urbanization / weight factor.Topical variables:n8301: Characteristics of 17 Dutch cities.n8302: Voting behaviour at last elections.n8303: Voting behaviour at last elections, i.e. voting on the same political party or at every election on another one / Preference for military counterbalance towards USSR, and other East-European countries / Preference for continuation of NATO membership / Increase of Russian nuclear missiles / Necessity of nuclear power of West-European countries / NATO decision to place nuclear weapons on Dutch territory / Expectations about the NATO decisions concerning the placing of nuclear weapons / Agreement with or protest against decision of NATO / Preparations for eventual placing of nuclear weapons / Necessity of retrenchment policy / Continuation of the Lubbers administration / New mayor of Amsterdam.n8304: Voting behaviour at former elections, i.e. voting on the same political party or mostly on another one / Raise of income or salary in accordance with the rise of costs for living / Willingness to give up part of income or salary when the costs for living might go down / Money to spend / Retrenchment on spendings / Amount of savings compared with former years / Respondent's trust in Nijpels, Lubbers, Den Uyl, Wiegel, Van Agt / Acquaintance with 6 new industrial products.n8305: Voting behaviour at former elections / Civil disobedience / Number of televisions / Television in bedroom of parents / Telephone connection in bedroom of parents / Number of telephone interviews / Willingness of being interviewed regularly via special facilities.n8306: Voting behaviour at former elections / Kind of housing, in a rented house, a purchased house, or a squatted house / Amount of rent of family income / Mortgage / Amount of the mortgage of family income / Possession of car< s > / Acquaintance with the general discussions about the energy supply for the future / Breaking up of the Dutch nuclear power station.n8307: Voting behaviour at former elections / Acquaintance with leading personalities and judgment of their expertise in the field of politics and economics / NATO decisions concerning nuclear weapons / Soviet SS20 missiles / Strategy concerning nuclear weapons in Europe.n8309: Voting behaviour at former elections / Television / Teletext.n8310: Voting behaviour at former elections / Necessity of military balance between East- and West-Europe / Membership of NATO / Soviet SS20 missiles / NATO decision concerning placing of nuclear weapons in The Netherlands / Opposition against NATO decisions / Effect of reducing nuclear weapons on membership of group which will be interviewed regularly / Practical aspects of interview.n8311: Voting behaviour at former elections.n8312: Judgment of war criminals / Participation in sports activities.n8313: Voting behaviour at former elections / Payment of wage tax and/or Income tax / Unwillingness to pay taxes for several kinds of provisions / Civil disobedience / Most important things in life.n8314: Subscription to radio - television magazine / Membership of broadcasting organization / Being a member on reduced subscription < "Tientjeslid" > / Connection with foreign TV stations / Preferred TV programs / Broadcasting elections.n8315: Welfare facilities.n8317: Activities of the Bulgarian Secret Service in relation to the attempt on the Pope's life / Holy Bible / Membership of group which will regularly be interviewed / Practical aspects of interview / Acceptance of better job, if change of residence is necessary.n8318: Military government of Surinam / Development aid to Surinam / Do respondents' children play on the street / Traffic participation / Rules maximum speed of cars / Living in or out of the town center or village center.n8319: 18 countries and their relation to The Netherlands / Internal and foreign policy of 18 countries / Opinion about the USA and 5 other countries.n8322: Left-right judgment of prime-minister Lubbers, Mr. G.J.B. Hilterman several radio and TV programs and broadcasting companies / Importance of giving attention to several social, cultural and religious tendencies during radio and TV broadcastings.n8323: Responsibilities of government, parliament, political parties, unions etc. , concerning social, political and economic problems / Trust in leading personalities of political parties.n8324: Soviet and American struggle for peace / Most important problems in The Netherlands / Opinion about the Lubbers ad- ministration / Influence...